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The Load Distribution On Roof Surfaces Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Falling materials
- Slips or trips over equipment
- 2. Installing safety barriers
- Falls from height
- Struck by moving vehicle
- 3. Inspection of the roof surface
- Falls from height
- Unstable working surface
- 4. Load measurement
- Incorrect load size leading to instability
- Inaccurate measurement tools
- 5. Selecting the appropriate lifting equipment
- Failure of lifting equipment
- Incorrect equipment selection
- 6. Checking the load limits for the roof
- Exceeding the safe load limit
- Structural failure
- 7. Positioning the load on the roof
- Fall while carrying loads
- Unbalanced load causing instability
- 8. Securing the load
- Unsecured load causing instability or injury
- Load shifts during transport
- 9. Moving the load onto the roof
- Injuries from manual handling
- Falls from height
- 10. Inspecting the load after position
- Load collapse
- instability of structure
- 11. Performing a final safety check
- Overlooked hazards
- Insufficient safety measures
- 12. Clean up and removal of safety barriers
- Trips and falls
- Falling objects during clean up
- 13. Reporting and documentation
- Insufficient reporting leading to recurring hazards
- Miscommunication
- 14. Debrief and feedback to employees
- Lack of hazard understanding
- Inadequate training
- 15. Post-task inspection
- Overlooked hazards
- Failure to report
- 16. Reassessment of task procedure
- Continued use of unsafe procedures
- Lack of hazard understanding
- 17. Implementation of improvements
- Implementation without risk assessment
- Change management risks
- 18. Training refreshers
- Inadequate training
- Use of unsafe procedures
- 19. Regular safety audits
- Insufficient safety protocols
- Ignored recommendations